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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
How TO Cook Eggs.

The quickest way to prepare eggs for
breakfast IS 10 boil them soft, which can
be done in three minues, OF by allowing
them to stand seven minutes in the water
just at the boiling point; the result will
be the same. Next in order comes
poached eggs. Break your eggs careful.
" into 4 shall wv pan of boiling water,
and when the whites have hrmly sci
around the yolks lift on platter and
season with salt. Great care should be
taken in lifting them that they do not
break Serve with buttere1 toast.
Hard boiled eggs with salad make q
nice relish for breakfast, but should be
boiled the aight before, as eggs boiled
the ordinary five minutes are very soggy
and unwholesome, but if boiled half an
hour or longer are dry and mealy like
potato, and ready for any use. After
boiling eggs place them for few min
utes in a pan of cold water, and you will
be surprised to see how easily the shells
come of.
Picked eggs-aTe nira--.is-'' Las
breakfast, either with or without meat.
Boil and remove the shells, as in the rule
given above for hard boiled eggs. Let
them lay several hours in n strong salt
brine, till the salt has penetrated the egg,
then remove and drop into either plain
or spiced vinegar according to taste. IL
few days they will be ready for use.
Fried eggs are quickly cooked and, with
ham or bacon, are nice for a change, but
| deem them by far the most unhealthful
method of cooking eggs, as they are apt
to lie heavi y on the stomach. Most peo-
pie fry them only on one side, but pre-
fer to turn mine an slightly brown the
upper side. This Is a matter of taste,
however, and requires some skill in the
handling to turn and not break them.
When eggs are scarce an omele:te may
be quickly prepared. Beat up two or
three eggs, according to the size of your
family, adding pinch of salt and ia
blespoon of sweet milk to each egg, and
cook in butter or good sweet pork drip
pings. il butter is not convenient. turn
nine for the space of one minute before
serving, although | know it is not the
usual custom TO do so. l am independ-
emit enough, however, in cooking and
many other thin = to sometimes break
away from establ shed customs. Finely
minced ham or bacon, or even good sweet
salt pork, chopped fine, and mixed with
the beaten egg makes a good omelette,
besiles being very good way OF work
ing up scraps of meat. Other kinds of
meat will do, bat are not quite so good.
inc bread or cracker crumbs, in the ab-
sence of meat. make good substitute,
and even a cold potato or two chopped
fine with a little raw onion and mixed
with the egg is not bad dish for one
who is not too dainty.-Ms. j. j. c., in
Free Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
Invention of the Lock

This is not a modern device. Among
the ruins Of the greet temple of Kuuak
It's general principles have been discov-
cred. From this We gather that it Is
at least forty centuries old. The lock-
smiths of China, we are told, had, cen
turies before the birth of Christ, per
fected a lock out Of which a sharp BAN
boo thorn would dart aud strike the
hand Of any one wrongfully tampering
with 1t. The end of this BAN 300 thorn
was stepped in a poisonous detection,
aud should the luckless thief escape
death he would be manned for life But
this story Is hardly entitled TO full be-
lief, for the reason, as the Chinese them
selves claim that gunpowder was manu-
featured by them at that time, Celestial
safe blower could easily render the thorn
harmless by the aid of a few grains OF
powder.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
ExpIosire Forces Treasured.

Nitro-glyeerine and dynamite do not,
when exploded, exert such force as IS
popularity believed. To speak precisely,
the power developed by the explosion Of
a ton OF dyBAmiteis jual to IS, G75 foot
tons. One toa Of nitro-gl yeerine similarly
exploded will exert power OF -, 452
foot tons, and and one ton Of Blasting
gelstine, similarly exploded, 400
ice;-fons. The figures. although large,
arc not enorEs>as, and need not excite
terror. seyenty-oDe thousand tons of
ordinary building. stone. if arranged il
the IN of cube. would measure only
ninety feet on the SIDE and if It were
possible 10 concentrate the whole force
Of ton Of blasting gelatine at the mo-
ment Of explosion on such mass. the
only eject would be TO lift IT TO the
height Of = foot. Snalysf.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
Enquirer puts this problem IN the
~,ston .Ea,oso.sy

Enquirer puts this problem N the
"7ston ,Ea,gnai.
=. A had heifer calf given him. At
the age OF two years she had n saif an con
tinued 10 have heifer calf every year after
this; ani each calf became the mother Of a
heller calf at the age OF two years AMI had
one each year after. Wbea the first cali was
twenty years CID how many cows and calves
were there, provided there had tean no
deaths among them,
The answers received have varied
widely. One little miss figured out 155
Is the total sum. "Enquirer's own
figures we're l7,7i1, while another man
said 2s,3i7. The majority united upon
le,ofc. A similar question was pro-
pounded in the Maine Farmers Almanac
. few years ago. the difference being that
each sapposititious COW had two heifer
calves. 1t was then decided that the
rumbcr Of cows at the end of twenty
years would be 6a9,05i.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
LARGE sections of the Northwest, in

LARGE sections of the Northwest, in
which cattlemen reigned supreme two
or three years ago, carry now but little
stock. The best of the agricultural
land is being settled up, and as farms
grow ranches disappear The fencing
in of large areas with barbed wire. in
tended to keep out settlers, has curl
ously turned against the interests of
the cattle owners. In severe winters
cattle drift in large bodies until they
come to . sheltered canyon. where they
remain until the severity of the storm
has passed. Now that barbed-wire
fences stretch in almost every direc-
ton, cattle are stopped by them, and
behind this mockery of shelter stand
and freeze to death. i his is one reason
for the large destruction of stock IL
tne West tie past two or three winters.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

''Where are your tickets, gentsp
asked the doorkeeper of a St. Louis
theatre to line of men who confronted
him in '1ndian 6le.n Its all right, y
shouted man at the tail end of the line.
''rve got the tickets. There's twelve of
Us with me- Count EN- as they go in
in you go, gents, . said the doorkeeper,
aud he tailed of. eleven, who immedi-
ately mixed with the crowd within. The
doorkeeper turned to look for the holder
Of the tickets, but he had disappeared,
and eleven men saw the performance safe
from identification in the tremendous
throng Of people.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

An observing woman in New York has
been remarking the number of women
rho said thank YOU to gentleman
reiinquI5hisg his seat in crowded metro
folitan direct cars. She took the period
from Jaauary to June, and in ninety in
stances only twenty-pine marmnred an
audible recognition o. the favor, while
eighteen Iaumbled something that might
mean anything or nothing. The remain
ing forty-three seemed unconscious of
passing events Is they took the proiTered
seats, accepting them in silence and with
aygravating indifference OF the first
class, twenty were brnncttes; Of the
second, twelve were Of like complexion,
while in the last division only seventeen
were brunettes- The observer argues
that this proves moro evident refinement
AID Inherent politeusss in the brunette
than her fairer sister. She also observed
that tall women are, as a rule, rarely
thankful for the street-car favo-s, while
short women arc profuse in their ac-
knowledgenenis.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

fhe weather signals adopted for gen.
erai use of the United States Signal Ser
vice on and after march /, 1887, are de-
scribed By Chief Officer Hazens circu-
lar as follows: ..Yith view of secur-
ing uniform system of signals. it is
recommended that flags now in use be
replaced by those herein de,cribed, as
the former become worn out or unser-
sieeable. The flags described ere four
IN number, NO. I, White square nag,
indicating clear or fair weather; No 2, a
blue square flag. indicating rain or snow /;
No. 3, . triangular black flag, indicating
temperatare-whcn above No. or ,, it
indicates warmer weather, when below
No. l OF ., j. indicates colder weather;
when It is not displayed stationary tenn
perature may be expected; No. is the
presentcold-wave block flag, with which
No. willucye- be displayed. >
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
Mr. Jarvis, the United States Minister

Mr.. Jarvis, the United States Minister
to RraziI, says regarding the cholera, now
Irevailing in Bnenos Ayres and the Ar
ger.iinc republic, thatthere is little dan
ger of its spreading northward, even as
far as Brazil. Uruguay lies between the
infected regions and the great South
American Empire, and very efficient
quarantine is maintained by both the
Uruguayan ani the Brazilian Govern
m nis at the ports and islands. The
disease was introduced, it is thought, by
Italian immigrants, who have been pour
ing into BuenOs Ayres in great numbers
recently.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
1t Ought to Fetch Him.

Young Featherly had eaten fonr more
hot biscuits than he ought to have done,
simply because Miss Clara had told him
that she made them herself, and Bobby,
with perplexed look upon his face, was
waiting a favorable opportunity to say
something.
Mr.. Featherly,n he finally said,
''haye you any matters on hand that
ought to be attended to at oncef'
"Well, nothing very urgent, Bobby, "
laughed Featherly. 'Whyf
because Clara told ma that when you
found out what nice biscuits she could
make it ought to hasten matters. y
LIFE.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

A small room in the New YORK City
hall, used 10 store documents in, is prob
ably the scene of more marriage ceremo-
mes than any other room in the country.
Hardly day passes that one or more
marriages dc not take place there The
persons married arc Italians and others,
with wedding outfits of the simplest
kind, who pay fees ranging from 10
cents TO dollar. The Alderman who
saerforms the ceremony charges nothing
Irsr his services. but tbs fA-s. cc-frsss III
tbs line OF business.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SCErCHEs FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES
Down With MonopoIy-It Ought to
Fetch Him-A Neat Retort-He
Did Not Want His Hair
Trimmed. Etc. Etc.

'I'm agin monopoly" said an Arkan-
saw man at dance the other night.
Hits the ruination of the COUNTRY
Indeed it is said DeFidgett.
''What particular monopoly do YOU
think works the greatest hardship upon
usln
THE monopoly what's hurting ne
wust IS that air Jim Smedley dancin'
with my gal all the tirne."-Goodalr,
Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

The editor of the AdeOaate, jour nal
published in Washington in the interest
of the colorei race, has collected infor
nation in regard to the wealth of the
most prosperous negroes in the States of
Union, and the showing is really aston
isbing. In South Carolina, for instance,
the property owned by negros Is estima-
ted as worth $4,000, 600 In Georgia
negroes pay taxes on an assessment of
more than IS, 900, 600, and other States
show equally remarkable statistics.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

The Rio Bravo Land and Cattle Com
psuy has leased for ninety-nine years
tract of land in Mexico, 100 miles long
by SIX miles wide, for $500, 900. The
land extends from a point fifty miles
from Paso del Norte. down the Rio
Grande. parallel with its course 100
miles. A monster cattle ranch is to be
established on the tract.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
stnndinrhrthe Soldier.

Circuit Judge McCallum, of Iowa, be-
gan his career at the bar characteris-
tically. His first case was before JUS
tice OF marked morality, who was ex-
tremely harsh with criminals. The
weakness Of the old Puritan was his
venerstion for veterans of the war, all of
he whom esteemed as unrewarded heroes.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

! Thomas De Quincey's bold postul4
that q man who began by committing
murder might keep on in his career of
crime until he would be guilty Of down
right incivility, has been proven true in
Colorado, where there has just been
hanged, for stealing ten-dollar horse, q
man who had been tried for murder five
tirnna
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

Or ali the MANNED ex-Confederates
who are entitled to draw a stipend from
Georgia, only one has declined to take
it. That one is Judge Blandford, OF
the Supreme Court. His arm is of
above the elbow, and he is entitled to
$50 every three years. He drew the
first allowance, but has never drawn
any since.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
A Neat Retort.

Mr.. Evarts's special weakness as pre-
siding officer at dinners is the lnterleet-
ing Of facetious comments on the efforts
of the other speakers. He delights to
difTuse mirth and good fellowship, and
acerbity. Occasionally, ia attempting to
score point on fellow speaker, he suf-
fers the fate of boomerang thrower.
An instance in point occurred at the
New-England Society dinner last winter.
Mark Twain had Just finished an extra
ordinarily piquant address when Mr.
Evarts arose, showed both of his hands
down into his trousers pockets, as is his
habit, and laughingly remarked: :
Doesn't it strike this company as lit
tie unusual that professional humorist
should be funny"
Mark Twain waited until the laughter
excited by this sally had subsidized and
then drawled out: doesn't it strike this
company as q little unusual that law
yer should have his hands in his own
pocketsi "-Ns1o York Times
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

The shipment of ice from Chicago to
San Francisco by trains run on passen-
ger schedule, to prevent loss by melting,
is the latest commercial idea.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11

The four most important towns of
Australasia are now: Melbourne, popu-
lation 2s2, 9s7; Sidney, 2e4, eli; AIDE.
laide. 1903, 4s6. and AueisirAd. GO. 900.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-11
He Did Not Want His Hair Trimmed.


went down to see my barber about
having my hair cut on Friday. always
90 down 4 day ahead and tell him to
have his hair ploughs ground. While
was gossiping with the barber a man
about my age came in and threw him
self into a chair and called for shave.
After he got his shave the barber. as
usual, began to badger the customer
about ''sea-foams,n "shampoos, and
other knick-knacks that 60 to mans dis
comfort and BARRIERS profits. The old
chap withstood the siege bravely. Then
the barber tried him for hair cut in the
usual strain:
Hairs little ragged"
yep; like it that way"
Longer than you usually wear, amt
''Guess not"
"Better let me trim the back1"
"Guess not"
Clocks as if it hadn't been cut for an
age"
at hasn't"
At this point the old man rose and
very politely drew of a wig, disclosing
a pate underneath as bald as a paving
stone. My barber offered to take out ali
the people in the block to the nearest
emporium if we wouldn't say anything
about it.-NinnedpO liS Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-28
DRESSES.
How 1t May Be Done without Mucl
Trouble or Expense.

How It May Be Done Much
Trouble or Expense.
Get five cents worth of soap-bark
from the druggist (about a teacupfuI.
For one dress, take half of it and steep
in about one quart of boiling water, for
half an hour or more, then strain
through a cloth.
For q silk dress, while the liquid is
warm, take a piece of white flannel
and dip into it at intervals and rub the
silk or satin with it till it seems cleans
ed. When done, pull the material
straight and hang it to dry; do not
iron either the silk or satin. # the
dress is very much soiled, use clean
liquor to rinse it; but do not use clear
water for silk, or it will not stiffen up
well.
For a wooden dress, dip the part to
be cleansed, or the whole of it if need
ed; into the liquor. This can be rinsed
in the same, after washing, or in clear,
warm water. If very dirty, put the
dress to soak in tub in the liquor, with
more water added, before cleaning OF
washing. The wooden goods should be
pressed before they are quite dry.
Water in which potatoes have been
boiled will cleanse delicate-colored
wooden or worsted goods. The dress
should be wet all over. Use no soap.
| Rinse in clear, warm water. Press while
still damp. This will not injure the
| mo st delicate colors..
The liquor in which soap-bark has
been stepped when used cold, is excel
lent for washing blue lawns that are
easily faded. It should be washed
| with more water han is used for WOOL
| ens.-Farm and Garden.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-28
THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER.
An Incident Giving . Striking Hlustrs
tion Of His Character.

An Incident Giving . Striking ulustxa-
tlon OF His Character.
He is, under ordinary circumstances,
a ~soft-hearted. good-natured fellow,
but there are savage instincts in his
semi-barbarous nature which render
him capable of almost any brutality. if
he is once thoroughly excited. The
awful atrocities committed during the
late prosecutions of the Jews r still
fresh in our minds, and bear witness to
the savagery of the Russian peasant;
and the treatment experienced by the
Turcomans, both after the capture Of
Khiva and the fall of Geek Tepe, show
that. at all events in Asia, the author
tiles even encourage the worst passions
of the soldier. Perhaps Skobeleff's
greatest quality as a successful General
was his thorough appreciation Of the
peculiarities of the men he commanded.
He had a wonderful hold on their SYM
pathies, and he enjoyed a popularity
with the rank and file such as no other
Russian General has ever acquired.
1t was Skobeleff who conducted
the pursuit and marrying of the wretch
ed Yomud Turcomans after Khiva, so
wildly described by his friend and ad-
mirer, the American correspondent
Mace ahan; and it was Skobeleff who,
after the storming of Cock Tepe, and
the route of its brave Tekke defend
ers, gave twenty-four hours complete
liberty to his excited soldiers to work
their wicked will on the persons and
property of the defenseless families of
the dispersed Turcomans. Skobcleff
thoroughly understood his men, and
re-established his control as deliberate
~ as he permitted unbridlcd license.
For exactly twenty-four hours the cap
tors of Cock Tepe were uncontrolled;
within six hours of the termination of
that period two soldiers were shot for
triling crimes. This circumstance,
coupled with the fact. of Skobelcff's
great popularity in the army, give a
striking indication of the character OF
the Russian soldier, as judged by the
man, who knew him best-BlackWood's
MQQdzine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-28

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She writes Mira. Pinkham Of . recent In
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was fully restored. In proof Of this she soon
found herself In an interesting condition.
Influenced by foolish friends she attempted
to evade the responsibilities Of maternity.
After ten OF twelve days she came to me
again and she was indeed in q most alarm,
ing state and suffered terribly. Igsve her
. tablespoonful Of the compound ever
hour for eight hours until she fell asleep
she awoke much relieved and evidently
better. She continued taking the Com,
pound, n in due season she became the
mother OF a fine healthy boy. But for the
timely use Of the medicine she believes hel
LIE would have been lost.n
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-28
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-28

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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-28
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